Hello everyone!
It sure has been a while and we’re back today with some information on the upcoming
major patch, patch 10.1 Embers of Neltharion.
There was a cool presentation from Blizzard in which they explained some of the story
and upcoming content to content creators and websites.
I figured to hold off on making this video to get a bit more information, see some of
the interviews, get some more context and put it all together so that’s what we’re
going to do today.
Obviously if you don’t want spoilers then this video is not for you and for timestamps
check out the description down below.
So far the story of Dragonflight saw the elements, the dracthyr and the dragon isles – for
some reason – wake up and the Dragons were called home to their ancestral home.
At the same time we see the rise of the primalists.
They venture to the Forbidden Reach where the primal incarnate Razageth is imprisoned.
With the power of the elements she’s set free and the isle is covered by a permanent
storm.
At the same time the Dracthyr have woken up, creations of Neltharion, Deathwing, and they
either join the alliance or the horde, find their own adventures on the dragon isles or
follow Sarkareth and their renamed Sundered Flame.
While we party on the dragon isles, make friends and take out enemies, Sarkareth and the sundered
flame steal some of our research and uncovered information.
Information like Keeper Tyr, the one who pushed to have the dragon aspects become dragon aspects,
he has left behind schematics for making himself a new body.
We do still need his memory disc which has been hidden in the timeways.
That’s the domain of the bronze dragonflight who’s dealing with their leader Nozdormu
eventually becoming Murozond unless Chromie can find a solution.
Ysera has been brought back from the Shadowlands to aid her daugher Marithra with her rol as
leader of the greens.
Kalecgos has called upon the blue dragonflight to return but only a few of them, those from
the legion expansion have actually done so.
The black dragonflight has been fighting over who gets to lead them, Wrathion or Sabelian,
returned from outland with eggs to rekindle a future for their flight while Alexstrasza
has tried and failed at restoring them all to their full aspect power.
Despite that, we still managed to take out Razageth but not before she released her siblings,
Vyranoth, Fyrakk and Iridikron.
They pick up where she left off and that’s what the story of Dragonflight has brought
us so far.
Since Razageth is gone, the storm she placed upon the Forbidden Reach has also vanished,
opening up the way for the dracthyr to learn more about their place in the world and where
the overarching story is going to go next.
That’s planned for the smaller patch 10.0.7 currently available for testing on the ptr
and set to release in spring of 2023 or to be more preciese, march 21st.
Like I said, we’re going to go back to the forbidden reach and learn more secrets of
Neltharion.
Some cool books and bits to check out.
Even Baine actually gets up and does something, there are some really interesting lore books
potentially talking about the return of Queen Azshara and more.
This patch story will push us into the next one, the big patch 10.1, as we’re not the
only ones that find their way to the Forbidden Reach...
Cutscene: “The storm is receding.
The reach is ours one ago.
Ahhh but we’re not alone.
Take cover.
Who are they, Sarkareth?
Is it the Aspects?
No.
Raszageth’s kin.
Oeee and they do look pretty!
EVEN HAVE THEIR OWN VISAGES ERMAGERD.
The last echoes of her storm are fading.
She is truly gone.
We should be devouring ther murders hearts.
Do not underestmate them, Fyrak.
Our sisters overconfidence was her downfall.
While the aspects power has waned, their forces grow stronger.
And we must even the scales.
Uses his mastery over earth to blast open the way.
They kept so many secrets...from us, and even from eachother.
They fight and show off bit of their power, ice, fire and earth.
It is here...
Neltharions betrayal shattered their unity... left fissures in their hearts.
Neltharions had many secrets, including this one, the path to his lab
Yet the pain he inflicted was only the beginning.
Aberrus... his hidden laboratory.
One last secret, deep within the earth.
The location of ABerrus must lie within this vessel.
I will decipher its knowledge.
What use are neltharions twisted experiments to us?
The laboratory itself is of no consequence.
But the molten fire that powers it... that we can use.
Keep eyes on them Dezran.
Whatever remains of neltharions legacy, belongs to us...”
The primal incarnates also master a form of visage and they look brilliant.
Really makes you wonder what a Razageth would have looked like.
On the forbidden reach they find coordinates or knowledge on how to reach Abberus, Neltharions
secret labratory deep beneath the earth.
There was already a bit of datamining and story telling hinting at going down below
and now we know for sure.
Patch 10.1 Embers of Neltharion is going to take us way down as he wasn’t the earthwarden
for nothing after all.
Hot in pursuit of the 3 released primal incarnates.
They want the molten fire that powers Neltharions experiments... for some unknown reason.
Perhaps its for something similar like we have done while reconstructing tyrs body.
Perhaps they want to do something similar for lets say a Galakrond, but time will tell
why they want these powers.
At the same time, our dracthyr Sarkareth wants the legacy of neltharion and we, we just wonna
save the world and help out our dragon friends.
Down below in Zaralek Cavern, a zone described as a bit bigger then zereth mortis and divided
in 3 sections, well run into the familiar Drogbar.
The ones we know from highmountain were enslaved to Neltharion until set free by Huln Highmountain.
We’ll also meet the Niffen, the datamined mole creatures.
Being poor in sight, the Niffen have always relied on their other senses to thrive in
their environment.
WIth a keen sense of smell and powerful large paws, these creatures collect the soil, minerals
and stones all around them to not only sculpt and carve their homes, but to create intricate
scent trails.
By crushing and burning the minerals around them, the mole folk create and contain distinct
scents for specific structures, helping them navigate throughout the underground and their
own village.
A niffen can always smell their way back home and they’ll be a new faction to earn renown
with.
The Tales of the Djaradin told by Tarjin the Blind, already hinted at the djaradin elders
slumbering deep below: It is said that the djaradin were the first
earth giants to walk the surface of Azeroth.
Shaping earth and mountains, they formed this land with their fists.
According to legend, four elders of those ancient djaradin joined their powers together
to burrow deep inside the earth.
The legends do not agree what happened down there, but they all end the same way.
The elders emerged, touched by the fires of the world to be true djaradin, commanding
full control over fire and earth!
In turn, the elders empowered all djaradin into the mighty giants you see today!
The Djaradin then went on to take on the biggest challenges they could find, like the Dragons,
until Neltharion emerged from the obsidian citadel with his armies to halt their advance.
The elders were hopelessly outnumbered, but the dragons were hopelessly outmatched.
As the elders battled all challengers with honor, the so-called "Earth-Warder" revealed
his cowardice.
Through honorless guile and trickery, the elders fell that day.
But not before they had secured permanent footholds for the djaradin in the surface
of these lands.
Footholds they still hold to this day!
Some say that the elders did not die that day, but retreated deep into the earth, where
they slumber and recover their strength.
Turns out that the legends are true and they’re not exactly happy with invaders in their home.
Not just the djaradin are going to embrace that fire down below.
Our Primal Incarnate Fyrakk will drink deep and then go back to the surface to pretend
to be deathwing as he was during the cataclysm pre-event.
Up above some of the dragon isle zones are going to be bathed in the powers of the blazing
one.
Over the course of these assaults, players will learn that he is looking for something.
Content similar to the covenant assaults as we had them during shadowlands so something
to keep the dragon isles active while also partying down below.
Not the only side story hinted at for the patch either.
We’re going to be continueing the story tio rebuild keeper Tyr but I wonder how far
we’ll get considering we need a disk lost the timeways and they have said that the bronze
story is something for later.
A lot of story can still be told with the different dragonflights, like the bond between
ysera and merithra or the fall of Nozdormu but while they are aware of those stories
and they will get their time to shine, patch 10.1 is going to focus on the black dragonflight
and the blue dragonflight.
As I said, Kalecgos has tried to call his flight to the isles and only a few responded
to that.
Last order given by him was for the blue flight to find their own destiny in the world.
Is that the reason why they didn’t come or is there more growth to be done on his
part.
“So, we’ll get to adventure with Kalecgos and Sindragosa, delve into the Blue Dragonflight's
past, and set a course for its future.
A storyline that lets us get out to other places, do some adventuring, and meet other
characters, some of which well be familiar with.”
Could be an awesome oppertunity to bring the blue dragon Kirygosa into the game.
You might be going, Kiry who now and that’s the thing, so far she’s been left in the
books and could use so much more story.
Last said to be living the quiet life in stranglethorn so definatly a possibility.
Wrathion and Sabellian have been fighting over who should lead the black dragonflight
and we have even been able to pick sides, pick who we wanted to support.
But we all know that Ebonhorn is actually the best future leader right?
Wouldn’t you know it, Ebonhorn is going to join them in patch 10.1, explore those
embers of Neltharion and the secrets kept in the dark.
Ultimately guiding us to the new raid, Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible.
Breach Neltharions secret laboratory where he created the dracthyr and ultimately succumbed
to the whispers of the old gods and their corruption.
We’ll learn more about what went on to drive him mad and turn into the aspect known as
Deathwing.
Nine new raid bosses will be there to stop the incarnates as well as Scalecommander Sarkareth,
whose forces seek to claim the legacy of the Dracthyr.
While we also got wrathion, sabellian, ebonhorn and scalecommander Emberthal.
The gear design has been inspired by places like Blackwing Lair and Blackwing Descent.
Id imagine that this place is going to have a similar vibe, like lots of equipment and
experiments, some succesfull, some not so much.
It’s anyones guess how the story will unfold but the line from Alexstraza in which she
mentions that not even the other incarnates know the depths that iridirkon went through
...
“Line cutscene”
Has me wonder if one of them will step away.
Considering Fyrakk is going to rain death and destruction from above, that would leave
Vyranoth the frozenheart to have a change of heart huehuehue with Iridikrons darkness
revealed.
Iridikron could then follow into the footsteps of Deathwing and embrace the darkness fully,
but time is going to tell I guess.
They have said that Thrall, even though he played a big part in the story of the aspects
against Deathwing, won’t be taking front and center during this one.
Instead he will have a part to play with the orc heritage armor but beyond that, no substitute
earthwarder this time around, not when we have the black dragonflight on our side.
And that’s pretty much what we have on the story of Dragonflight so far.
10.1 should be on the ptr today I think if not tomorrow so yea, im sure more details
are going to be available real soon.
For now thank you very much for watching everyone and until next time....see ya!